Entries by xoopscomputer

“Crossing the Chasm” is one of my favorite business books of all times. Geoffrey Moore describes the lifecycle of new technology adoption that, by now, should be familiar to everyone in high tech. One of the key points in the … Continue reading →

How do you measure customer engagement? If you’re like most marketers, it’s all about the revenue. And while revenue is important, much of what we think about customer engagement is changing considerably. For example, according to a recent report by eMarketer, most executives look … Continue reading →

Google Fiber could be coming to Chicago and Los Angeles, where more than 6 million people live, Google announced Tuesday. The company invited the two cities to get the 1Gbps service, then plans to work with city leaders to collect detailed information … Continue reading →

acebook is more than doubling the speed of its Wedge open-source network switch, which is good news both for Facebook users and for anyone who may want to build a 100-gigabit switch. The Wedge sits at the top of a … Continue reading →

Why sell abroad? An online business looking to expand will naturally open up to selling abroad. The first and arguably most difficult step is deciding which country to enter. Understandably, certain countries are more culturally similar to your home country (e.g., … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’ve been running your café successfully with only a pen and paper for years — and it works. Have you been using an old-fashioned cash register without any issue? Maybe an older POS system did the trick. While there are many … Continue reading →

Order, pay and seat yourself without talking to anyone. This is common in European and Asian quick service and fast casual restaurants, and now Americans are catching on by using self-service kiosks. Kiosks are electronic ordering systems that provide a … Continue reading →

You’ve most likely heard of “the cloud.” In its simplest definition it’s the place where data is stored. When evaluating any type of point-of-sale system, you have the option to store data in a main computer that’s perhaps linked to … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe, but the beginnings of the first Point-of-sale (POS) system dates back as far as the late 1800s. James Ritty, a Dayton, Ohio, saloon owner, was known as the “father” of the cash register. He invented a … Continue reading →

Point of sale (POS) technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and it’s leaving some retailers behind in implementing necessary upgrades. The reluctancy comes because of the cost and time it takes to complete the upgrade, but what they … Continue reading →